Büzmeýin District (, from 2002 to 2018 called Abadan District, expanded in 2018 to include former Archabil District and Chandybil District) is a

borough A borough is an administrative division in various English language, English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History ...

Ashgabat Ashgabat (Turkmen language, Turkmen: ''Aşgabat'') is the capital city, capital and largest city of Turkmenistan. It lies between the Karakum Desert and the Kopet Dag, Kopetdag mountain range in Central Asia, approximately 50 km (30 ...

Turkmenistan Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ash ...

. As a borough, it is headed by a presidentially appointed mayor (). The borough known as Büzmeýin should not be confused with the neighborhood of the same name in Ashgabat, boundaries of which correspond to the former

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of Büzmeýin/Abadan.

History

In 2018, Abadan District of the city of Ashgabat was renamed Büzmeýin District.

References

{{Coord missing, Turkmenistan Ashgabat Districts of Turkmenistan

History

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